The reason for borrowing the clarity of water is that living water from the source is continuously injected into it, which implies that if people want to have a clear mind, they must study hard and add new knowledge from time to time. Therefore, people often use it as a metaphor to continuously learn new knowledge in order to reach a new realm.
People also use these two poems to praise a person's knowledge or artistic achievements, which has its own profound origin. Readers can also get inspiration from this poem. Only when the mind is always active, with an open and broad mind, accepts all kinds of different ideas, fresh knowledge, and is broadly tolerant can we continue to have new ideas and new ideas. These two lines of poetry have been condensed into the commonly used idiom "source of living water", which is used to metaphor the source and driving force of the development of things. Poetry Translation and Appreciation
"Impressions from Reading Books·Part One" Song Dynasty·Zhu Xi
As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the skylight and cloud shadows linger.
Ask him how clear it is? Come for living water from a source.
Translation:
The half-acre square pond opens like a mirror, with skylight and cloud shadows shining and floating on the water. Why is the water in the pond so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source that continuously delivers living water to it.
Appreciation:
The meaning of the poem is very profound. The rich inspiration of calligraphy art is vividly metaphorized by the source of living water, which is the real inexhaustible source of calligraphy art works. It illustrates the author's unique reading style. The feeling is in line with the characteristics of calligraphy artistic creation and also reflects the essence of general artistic creation.